[Rebirth] Anecdote of Li Tang

Li Yuan on the throne seemed to have aged ten years overnight.When Li Shimin came in, he vaguely heard a noise, and immediately opened his eyelids in surprise. Seeing that it was his second son in ordinary clothes, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and closed his eyes again.

Li Yuan didn't sleep all night, he didn't dare to close his eyes, for fear that when he closed his eyes, he would see Li Jiancheng standing beside his bed with blood on his face.

He couldn't even tell whether it was his own blood or Li Jiancheng's.

Li Shimin waited for a long time, and finally waited until Li Yuan's eyelids opened again.Those originally dull eyes revealed an unusual light as if they had suddenly made up their minds.

"I..." Li Yuan squeezed out a word with difficulty: "I've thought about it for a long time..."

"The prince's treason should be punished for his crime, but he is still my own flesh and blood after all, so it's not good for me to kill him."

Li Shimin listened silently below, without saying a word.

Li Yuan glanced at the second son who had made him most wary before, and sighed: "I thought, let you go to Qingzhou to quell Yang Wengan's rebellion, and after that, I will make you the crown prince."

Li Shimin was startled when he heard the words, and looked at Li Yuan with a pair of eyes in surprise: "Father...this..." Li Yuan waved his hand suddenly: "You don't have to evade anymore, I have made up my mind There is no need to discuss further. After you get rid of Yang Wenqian, I will change the crown prince to be the king of Shu. The land of Shu is vast and sparsely populated. If he has the heart of disobedience in the future, I will use your ability to flatten the land of Shu after a hundred years. , it’s not difficult.”

Li Shimin was so excited that tears almost fell down. In the first half of his life, Li Yuan never had such a moment of thinking about him.What he couldn't ask for in the past, he got it because of Yang Wengan's case. "

He could hardly wait to go to Gyeongju to suppress the rebellion.The crown prince was imprisoned, and King Qin was in the limelight for a while.On this day, Li Shimin made a special trip to see Li Chengqian before leaving.Sure enough, it was exactly the same as the past in memory, and Li Chengqian heard what Li Shimin said in his ear: "Chengqian, you will be the prince in the future."

Li Chengqian's heart trembled, but he couldn't let Li Shimin see anything strange on his face, he could only put on an innocent and ignorant smile, wishing his father the victory.

Li Chengqian looked at the high-spirited Li Shimin, as if the world was under his control, and felt a little sad for no reason.He knew that Li Shimin would not be the crown prince this time.

Suddenly, Li Chengqian felt that he was hugged from behind.The light fragrance from Xin Xin's body lingered in his nose, making Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing and said, "Why are you so active today?"

The person behind was silent for a long time, and finally just said lightly: "You...don't be sad."

Li Chengqian shook his head: "In the past, I always didn't understand why my father disliked Li Tai and me so much, but now I seem to understand a little bit. Once this fight starts, it can never be calmed down."

Just like this, Xinxin hugged Li Chengqian silently, hoping to use her body to give him some warmth.

Perhaps because of his obsession and concern for power in his heart, Li Shimin's army is simply invincible.To quell such a small rebellion, for Li Shimin, it was effortless.

But smooth progress on the front line does not mean stability in the rear.

After seeing Li Yuan depressed for several days and refusing to accept advice, Pei Ji finally became the first person to successfully knock on the palace door.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say to Your Majesty."

Li Yuan was very old, he coughed twice, and waved his hands indifferently: "Say it... I'm listening..."

Pei Ji took a cautious look at Li Yuan again, and suddenly knelt down: "Your Majesty, I implore Your Majesty, keep this matter a secret, and don't let the world know what I think about this matter."

Li Yuan really wasn't in the mood to deal with Pei Ji, he nodded slowly: "Tell me, I'll just keep it a secret for you."

With Li Yuan's permission, the first sentence that Pei Ji said next made Li Yuan sit up straight: "Your Majesty, I think that His Highness the Crown Prince was wronged."

Li Yuan had made this assumption countless times in his heart, but when all the spearheads were pointed at the crown prince, even Li Yuan had to wonder whether the son he had always loved had thought that he shouldn't have.

But today, Pei Ji told him that the prince was wronged.

Seeing Li Yuan's bright eyes, Pei Ji knew that Li Yuan would listen to what he said next.He said slowly: "Your Majesty, although all the blame points in this case are directed at the crown prince, there are still many loopholes, which do not make sense at all."

Li Yuan pondered: "How do you say it?"

Although Pei Ji is old, his eyes are still hale and hearty. He analyzed clearly: "First of all, His Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status. He is the crown prince and a legitimate heir. If this is the case, why should he rebel?"

Pei Ji's words hit Li Yuan's heart, and this is exactly what Li Yuan couldn't figure out.It is meaningless for the prince to do so.

"What if he can't wait?" Li Yuan knew that his sons were all ambitious.Among them, the most ambitious is the second son Li Shimin. Therefore, Li Yuan subconsciously guards against Li Shimin in everything he does, but he seldom guards against Li Jiancheng. guess.

"But if that's the case, why did you choose this moment to do it?"

Pei Ji dropped another blockbuster, which stunned Li Yuan. "The prince is familiar with the strategy of war, so he naturally understands that when His Majesty is escaping the summer heat, it is definitely not the best time to do it. After all, the guards are traveling with His Majesty. Even if the Prince occupies Chang'an City, he is still in a helpless situation... .”

Li Yuan quickly understood what Pei Ji meant, and indeed, as Pei Ji said, there has always been a saying in the art of war that the king should be captured first before the thief is captured.Although Li Yuan is not a thief, he is the king of a country.Li Jiancheng wanted to rebel, but he let Li Yuan take his own guards outside, not to mention, Li Yuan had Li Shimin by his side. Once the coup started, would Li Jiancheng have the power to defeat Li Shimin?

This is definitely not a low-level mistake that a well-planned plan would make, but a coup d'état, can it still be a child's play?Even Li Yuan didn't believe in such a matter of life and death, Li Jiancheng would be so sloppy.

Therefore, if we analyze it from this angle, it just shows one thing, that the prince's intention to rebel is completely fictional.If Li Jiancheng really wanted to rebel, he would never be caught so easily.

According to reports from those who went to the Eastern Palace to arrest Prince Jiancheng, the Eastern Palace at that time did not have any defensive measures at all, and did not encounter any resistance. Everything went so smoothly, and Li Jiancheng also looked panicked.

No matter how you look at it, this is not what a coup should look like.Li Yuan also gradually recovered from Pei Ji's analysis.

"And the last one...is...King Qin." After Pei Ji finished speaking, he immediately looked up at Li Yuan.He couldn't distinguish Li Yuan's inner emotions, but he didn't hear Li Yuan's answer, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, just think about it, if the prince's position is not guaranteed, the biggest beneficiary will be King Qin, isn't it?"

Li Yuan's expression turned serious, and he said sharply, "You mean...Shimin..."

Li Yuan has been completely overwhelmed by Pei Ji's conjecture. If the truth is as Pei Ji said, then all Li Yuan's previous cognitions will be subverted.

Li Jiancheng is the poor man who was framed, and Li Shimin is the real man behind the scenes.For the last conjecture, Pei Ji didn't dare to say it directly, he could only say euphemistically: "I think that even if the King of Qin didn't participate in this incident, the staff in his mansion definitely couldn't get away with it."

Li Yuan frowned and said: "But right now... I have promised him that once he returns from victory, I will let him be the crown prince, what should I do!"

Pei Ji murmured: "Whoever your majesty wants to be the crown prince depends entirely on your majesty's mind. For the current plan, it is advisable to interrogate the two guards first. Since they are the crown prince's confidantes, they must know something inside. If this matter is really related to Qin It is related to the /wang/fu, Your Majesty can take advantage of the time when King Qin is away on an expedition, and deal with the people involved together."

Li Yuan was silent for a while, then waved his hand feebly, quite exhausted.Only then did he suddenly think of Li Jiancheng who had been imprisoned for a long time.

I haven't seen him for a month, and Li Jiancheng has haggarded a lot. His once round face now only remains a thin and unhealthy sallow.There was little light coming in from the dark room, so when Li Yuan appeared in front of Li Jiancheng, the downcast prince was stunned for a long time.His eyes, which hadn't seen the light for a long time, actually shed tears hastily.

Li Yuan saw all this, he didn't say anything, he just tried his best to help Li Jiancheng up, and pinned behind his ear the strand of white hair that grew out of nowhere.

The prince is still the prince after all, time seems to go back to before the conflict, a loving father and a filial son share a family relationship.

When Li Chengqian heard the news of the prince's release, he took a pen and made gestures on the paper for a long time, but in the end he only sighed.He could already imagine how disappointed Li Shimin would be when he came back from Gyeongju and saw that everything was business as usual.

This day finally came. Li Shimin came to the foot of Yuhua Mountain and rushed to Renzhi Palace without delay.But he is doomed to wait for nothing, there is no canonized letter, and Li Yuan's promise has not been fulfilled.Li Jiancheng even looked at him with a smile on his face: "Shimin, you have worked hard."

Before Li Shimin figured out the joints involved, something happened in Qin/Wang/fuchu.During the battle of Wang Shichong, Du Yan, who was taken over by Li Shimin for his own use, was taken away by the emperor's men without saying a word.

This time, Du Ruhui did not plead for Du Yan again.Perhaps even Du Yan himself was prepared to die if his strategy failed.

The case of Yang Wenqian has come to an end. Whether it is the East Palace or the Qin/Wang/Mansion, all officials involved have been dealt with.Li Yuan's bowl of water is very flat. On the surface, nothing has changed, but in that hidden interior, there is an undercurrent surging...